f Getting Invlved O Literature Circles can be fun. It is exciting t be part f a grup that shares smething. S get invlved, read, think, and talk abut bks! Respnsibilities f a Member Remember a Literature Circle is a team, and yu are part f that team. Each team member has respnsibilities that are defined by the rle he r she is assigned. Peple Are Depending On Yu When yu are assigned a rle, thers in the grup are cunting n yu t bring the necessary wrk t the next meeting. It is imprtant that yu keep up with the reading, and always have yur cpy f the stry with yu. It is hard t be a valued member f the team if yu d nt knw what is ging n. Remember peple want t hear frm yu and talk t yu abut the stry. Participatin Is Imprtant Sme peple enjy talking and sharing their ideas, while thers prefer t be quiet. Since all members are expected t participate equally, yu j need t ask yurself: D I need t speak up mre? D I need t hld 1 back and listen mre? I I j I Think It Thrugh Yu will be presenting and hearing sme riginal and well-thught-ut ideas abut the stry yu read. Literature Circles will give yu great learning pprtunities. As yu read yur assigned pages, take the time t think thrugh what yu are reading. The mre prepared yu are, the mre ideas yu will be able t discuss in the grup. HANCIOUTS 25
Literature Circle Jbs Name: My Jb Fr Week 1 Week 2 Week3 Week 4 WeekS Week 6 Questin Maker Highlighter Relater Picture Maker Wrd Detective Prfiler Weekly Readings Divide yur nvel int six equal sectins. T d this divide the ttal number f pages by 6. Each week it will be yur respnsibility t read the assigned amunt f pages. Week 1: Week 2: Week 3: Week 4: Week 5: Week 6: Hw Did I D? Literature Circle Self-evaluatin Reading Week 1 Week 2 Week3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Literature circle task Presentatin Grup cperatin Scale: O: Outstanding quality f wrk, helpful cperative, ready t present n time 5 P: Prficient- very gd quality, helpful, cperative and ready t present n time 4 M: Meeting- satisfactry wrk, cperative and ready t present n time 3 IM: Imprving- ding yur best and getting better each week 2 NI: Needs Imprvement- lacks enthusiasm, effrt, and nt participating in grup discussins, nt ready 1 Reading: read when it is my turn, fllw clsely when thers are reading, and help thers Literature circle task: d my best n each jb and help by encuraging thers Presentatin: listen t thers respectful, share ideas willingly, encurage thers
Rle: The Questin Maker Yur jb is t prepare questins that will start the grup discussin and allw the members t share their pinins. After yu have read the stry very carefully, recrd yur questins n yur Questin Maker wrk sheet. Try t avid asking clsed-ended questins (thse that can be answered with a ne wrd answer like 'yes' r 'n'). Be sure t pse a questin t each member f the grup s that everyne has an equal chance t participate. LITERATURE ORCIES
Rle: The Highlighter O Chse tw passages frm the stry t read alud. Each passage shuld be tw paragraphs lng. It can be funny, sad, cnfusing, r imprtant t the stry in sme ther way. Once yu have chsen a passage, recrd the infrmatin n yur wrk sheet. Remember t give a reasn r justificatin fr yur selectin. When it is yur turn t present, tell the thers in yur grup what page and paragraph t turn t. Read yur selectin t the grup. Ask each member f the grup why he r she minks yu chse the passage yu did. Listen t their cmments, then tell them why yu chse the sectin t highlight. UTERATURE ORCIES
Rle: The Relater O As the Relater, it is yur jb t find cnnectins between the stry and yur wrld. Stries remind us abut ther things when yu cnnect a stry yu have just read t ther ideas, yu are relating ideas. Chse a sectin that reminds yu f smething frm yur wn life r frm the life f smene yu knw. On the wrk sheet, explain hw yur experience is similar t the ne yu selected in the bk. Find tw t three relatinships between yu and the bk. In yur grup, explain the real-life experience yu can cnnect t the stry. Ask thers in yur grup t figure ut where in the stry there is a similar situatin. After everyne has had a chance t make a predictin, reveal the page and scene in the stry where the relatinship can be fund. Explain hw yur experience and the situatin in the bk are similar. LITERATURE ORCIES
Rle: The Picture Maker O Yu will use the stry t create a picture, sketch, cartn, diagram, chart, r cllage. Yu can re-create a picture frm the bk, r create an image f smething that the reading reminds yu f. Yur picture can represent a feeling r an idea. Withut saying anything, shw yur picture t the thers in yur grup. Ask them if they can identify the scene frm the stry. After everyne has had a chance t cmment n yur illustratin, explain what the picture means and what part f the stry it depicts. UTERATURE CI'RCIES
Rle: The Wrd Detective O Yur jb is t chse three special wrds frm the stry. These wrds might be unfamiliar t yu, they might sund mteresting, r they may seem imprtant t yu fr anther reasn. On yur Wrd Detective wrk sheet, write dwn the page number and sectin where each wrd is fund. Lk up the meanings f the wrds in a dictinary, and recrd the definitins n yur wrk sheet. Fr wrds with mre than ne meaning, select the ne that best fits with hw the wrd is used in the stry. Tell the thers which page cntains the first wrd, and read the definitin, but nt the wrd. Ask the thers in yur grup t find the wrd that yu are talking abut. Once the wrd has been identified, explain yur reasn fr selecting it. LiTERATURE CiRClES
Rle: The Prfiler Yur jb is t lk at the characters and determine their persnalities based n hw they act, what they say, and hw yu imagine they lk. On yur Prfiler wrk sheet, recrd a persnality trait fr ne f the characters. Find three examples in the stry where the character exhibits that trait. Alternately, yu might identify three different persnality traits fr ne character, and shw evidence fr each trait. In yur grup, read yur three examples frm the stry and let the ther grup members try t identify the persnality trait(s). LiTERATURE GRCIES
Q U E S T I O N M A K E R W O R K S H E E T Pssible Discussin Questins Questin 1: Questin 2: Questin 3: Questin 4: Questin 5:
H I G H L I G H T E R W O R K S H E E T Highlighted Sectin 1: Page: Reminder: Reasns fr highlighting an enjyable part a funny part a scary part an interesting part a gd descriptin a majr event a well-written part many ther reasns Why I picked it. (Explain in paragraph frm.) Highlighted Sectin 2: Page: Reminder: Reasns fr highhghting an enjyable part a funny part a scary part an interesting part a gd descriptin a majr event a well-written part many ther reasns Why I picked it. (Explain in paragraph frm.)
R E L A T E R W O R K S H E E T Sme relatinships I fund between this reading and my wn life r the life f smene I knw. Relatinship 1: Page: Real-Life Relatinship/Relatinship t Others (bks, mvies, TV, sngs, etc.) Relatinship 2: Page: Real-Life Relatinship /Relatinship t Others (bks, mvies, TV, sngs, etc.)
P I C T U R E MAKER WORK SHEET O On the reverse side f this wrk sheet, cmplete yur illustratin, diagram, chart, cartn, cllage, etc. This picture is abut... I decided t d this picture because..
WORD D E T E C T I V E WORK SHEET Wrd: Page: Definitin: Wrd: P a g e: Definitin: Wrd: Definitin: Page:
P R O F I L E R W O R K S H E E T Character: Persnality Trait:,, Evidence 1: Page: Descriptin f actin, appearance, speech, thughts. Evidence 2: Page: Descriptin f actin, appearance, speech, thughts. Evidence 3: Page: Descriptin f actin, appearance, speech, thughts.
Getting Invlved O Literature Circles can be fun. It is exciting t be part f a grup that shares smething. S get invlved, read, think, and talk abut bks! Respnsibilities f a Member Remember a Literature Circle is a team, and yu are part f that team. Each team member has respnsibilities that are defined by the rle he r she is assigned. Peple Are Depending On Yu When yu are assigned a rle, thers in the grup are cunting n yu t bring the necessary wrk t the next meeting. It is imprtant that yu keep up with the reading, and always have yur cpy f the stry with yu. It is hard t be a valued member f the team if yu d nt knw what is ging n. Remember peple want t hear frm yu and talk t yu abut the stry. Participatin Is Imprtant Sme peple enjy talking and sharing their ideas, while thers prefer t be quiet. Since all members are expected t participate equally, yu need t ask yurself: D I need t speak up mre? D I need t hld back and listen mre? Think It Thrugh Yu will be presenting and hearing sme riginal and well-thught-ut ideas abut the stry yu read. Literature Circles will give yu great learning pprhiaities. As yu read yur assigned pages, take the time t tiiink thrugh what yu are reading. The mre prepared yu are, the mre ideas yu will be able t discuss in the grup.
Literature Circle Jbs Name; My Jb Fr Weekl Week 2 Week3 Week 4 WeekS Week 6 Questin Maker Highlighter Relater Picture Maker Wrd Detective Prfiler Weekly Readings Divide yur nvel int six equal sectins. T d this divide the ttal number f pages by 6. Each week it will be yur respnsibility t read the assigned amunt f pages. Week 1: Week 2: Week 3: Week 4: Week 5: Week 6: Hw Did I D? Literature Circle Self-evaluatin Reading Weekl Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Literature circle task Presentatin Grup cperatin Scale: O: Outstanding quality f wrk, helpful cperative, ready t present n time 5 P: Prficient- very gd quality, helpful, cperative and ready t present n time 4 M: Meeting- satisfactry wrk, cperative and ready t present n time 3 IM: Imprving- ding yur best and getting better each week 2 NI: Needs Imprvement- lacks enthusiasm, effrt, and nt participating in grup discussins, nt ready 1 Reading: read when it is my turn, fllw clsely when thers are reading, and help thers Literature circle task: d my best n each jb and help by encuraging thers Presentatin: listen t thers respectful, share ideas willingly, encurage thers
Q U E S T I O N M A K E R W O R K S H E E T Pssible Discussin Questins Questin 1: Questin 2: Questin 3: Questin 4: Questin 5:
H I G H L I G H T E R W O R K S H E E T Highlighted Sectin 1: Page: Reminder: Reasns fr highlighting an enjyable part a funny part a scary part an mteresting part a gd descriptin a majr event a well-written part many ther reasns Why I picked it. (Explain in paragraph frm.) Highlighted Sectin 2: Page: Reminder: Reasns fr highlighting an enjyable part a funny part a scary part an interesting part a gd descriptin a majr event a well-written part many ther reasns Why I picked it. (Explain in paragraph frm.)
R E L A T E R W O R K S H E E T Sme relatinships I fund between this reading and my wn life r the life f smene I knw. Relatinship 1: Page: Real-Life Relatinship/Relatinship t Others (bks, mvies, TV, sngs, etc.) Relatinship 2: Page: Real-Life Relatinship /Relatinship t Others (bks, mvies, TV, sngs, etc.)
PICTURE MAKER WORK SHEET O On the reverse side f this wrk sheet, cmplete yur illustratin, diagram, chart, cartn, cllage, etc. This picture is abut... I decided t d this picture because..
WORD D E T E C T I V E WORK SHEET Wrd: Page: Definitin: Wrd: Page: Definitin: Wrd: Definitin: Page:
P R O F I L E R W O R K S H E E T Character: Persnality Trait:,, Evidence 1: Page: Descriptin f actin, appearance, speech, thughts. Evidence 2: Page: Descriptin f actin, appearance, speech, thughts. Evidence 3: Page: Descriptin f actin, appearance, speech, thughts.